Ring.



Patented Apr. l6, I90I. J. L. HERZOG. RING.v (Application 81nd an. 11,1901. (Ila now.)

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JOSEPH LOUIS HERZOG, OF NEW. YORK, N. Y.

SZPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 672,366, dated April16, 1901.

Application filed January 11, 1901- Serial No. 42868. (No model.)

.To all, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH LOUIS Hnnzoe, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ring, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to finger-rings, and has for its object to providea simple and efficient construction enabling a stone or'gern to besecurely yet removably held in a ring, the said stone being removedinwardly and the fastening or holding devices being invisible from theoutside of the ring, so that in outward appearance the ring does notdiffer from those of ordinary construction.

The invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty pointed out in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures.

Figure 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of a ring provided with myimprovement; and Fig. 2 is a plan of the stone-holder proper.

The ring A is or may be of substantially the usual construction and isprovided at its front with an opening in which the stone B is adapted tobe set, the side walls of the stone end of the said opening, as at A,being beveled, converging outwardly, so as to afford a firmbearing-surface to limit the outward movement of the stone. At its innerportion the opening of the ring is widened to form a recess A having ashoulder A for seating the stone-holder O, which may be a plate, butpreferably consists of a ring, as shown, and said stone-holder isprovided at diametrically opposite points with inwardly-extending lugsor ears 0, bent outwardly at their free ends. These ends have aperturesor notches 0 through which pass fastening devices, such as screws D,which are located at the inner portion of the recess A and take into thebody A of the ring. It will be observed that seen from the outside, aswhen it is worn, the ring has the ordinary appearance, since the holderOand fastening devices D are visible from the inside only. Further, thefastening devices D are located within the recess A -that is, they donot project from the inner surface of the ring Aand are therefore notliable to scratch the persons finger.

The stone B can be readily removed after taking the holder C out of therecess A The construction of the holder with notches 0 instead of holesis advantageous in that it is suflicient to remove one of the screws Dand to slightly loosen the other in order to enable the holder 0 to beslipped out. The construction hereinbefore described provides for aready substitution of different stones for the one in the ring and alsofacilitates the cleaning of the ring and stone.

Having thus described my invention, L claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- 1. A ring having an opening provided with a seat forthe stone to prevent outward movement, and a recess at the inner end ofsaid opening, a stone-holder located at the inner portion of theopening, to hold the stone against inward movement, and a fasteningdevice, likewise located within the inner portion of said opening, atthe recess thereof, and engaging the peripheral portion of the holderand the ring to lock the holder in position against sliding and againstturning.

2. A ring having an opening provided with a seat for the stone toprevent outward movement, and a recess at the inner end of said openinga stone-holder located at the inner portion of the opening, to hold thestone against inward movement, said holder having lugs projecting intosaid recess, and fastening devices located within said recess andengaging the ring and the lugs of the holder.

3. A ring having an opening provided with a seat for the stone toprevent outward movement, and a recess at the inner end of said opening,a stone-holder located at the inner portion of the opening, to hold thestone against inward movement, said holder having oppositely-arrangednotched lugs bent away from each other at their free ends, and fasteningdevices located in said recess and passing through the notches of theholder and into the ring proper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH LOUIS HERZ'OG.

Witnesses:

LOUIS KAUFMAN, LEE HIRsoH,

